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Of the 4 main cities, Brisbane has the highest annual mean temprature (25.4 Degrees C) compared against Perth (24.4 Degrees C), Sydney (22.2 Degrees C) and Melbourne (19.7 Degrees C). Sydney has the highest annual mean rainfall (1087.3mm) compared against Brisbane (947.4mm), Perth (780.7mm) and Melbourne (537.7mm). For more information about the climate at the 4 main cities, visit the table provided below.

Australia performed exceptionally well on the "health" indicator according to the quality of life index. The country is ranked 10th in terms of the life expectancy of males (77.8 years) and 11th for females (83.6 years) out of 220 countries.

Life expectancy for males across the main regions of Australia is very similar but people living in Western Australia (Perth) and Victoria (Melbourne) have a marginally longer life expectancy than those in New South Wales (Sydney) and Queensland (Brisbane) across all age groups.